Stories
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The eye of darshan
The Hindu concept of darshan means “divine revelation”, but it’s also about the multilayered ways in which we see the world around us. Adrian Plau explains how one image in a Panjabi manuscript relates to darshan, and why it’s so striking.
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Vivekananda’s journey
How a young Indian monk’s travels around the world inspired modern yoga.
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Menstruation, magic and moon myths
Why do stories cloaking periods in magic and mystery persist? Pragya Agarwal argues against myth-making and for inclusive menstrual education, grounded in fact.
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Sun salutations and yoga synthesis in India
Surya namaskars, or sun salutations, have a long history in South Asia, but their place at the heart of modern yoga is more recent.
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Hindu temples at Bindraban on the river Jumna, India. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1795, after himself.
Daniell, Thomas, 1749-1840.Date: March 1795Reference: 27302iPart of: Oriental scenery- Pictures
Hindu temples with lingams by the river, Barolli, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Coloured lithograph by T.C. Dibdin after J. Fergusson.
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886.Reference: 15451i- Pictures
India: Hindu temples on a hillside at Pune. Photograph by J. Taylor, 1881.
Taylor, J. E. (John Edmund), active 1860-1885.Date: 1881Reference: 32465iPart of: Sketches in the Malay archipelago. Album of watercolours and photographs made and collected by J.E. Taylor.- Pictures
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Banyan tree with Hindu temples at Agori, Bihar. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1796.
Daniell, Thomas, 1749-1840.Date: September 1796Reference: 27648iPart of: Oriental scenery- E-books
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Diaspora of the gods : modern Hindu temples in an urban middle-class world / Joanne Punzo Wahorne.
Waghorne, Joanne Punzo.Date: 2004